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12:10 Local Time: A stroll in the park. Didn't they make it look easy? The momentum West Zone took with them into the dressing room at the break was accentuated manifold with bat in hand. If the bowlers were phenomenal in giving nothing away to the North Zone batsmen, their batters made sure that they finish the job in a convincing fashion as well. Parthiv Patel and Shreyas Iyer gave them a rousing start. The former slammed a fine fifty but both fell at the doorstep of victory. Aditya Tare and Ankit Bawne ensured that they cross the finishline without any further hiccup. With just 107 on the board, North Zone were always going to struggle to make a match out of it. Never for a moment were they in the game with ball in hand. Not sure how they will cope with this. Completely numbed and neutralized.

12.4

Umar Nazir to Tare, FOUR, we are done! West Zone romp home by 8 wickets. Tare finishes things off in style. A short of length delivery outside off, Tare goes deep and plays the square cut, well wide of point and off it goes to the fence

12.3

Umar Nazir to Tare, FOUR, poor ball from Mir. Slants one full outside off, Tare gives the charge and slaps it past point

12.2

Umar Nazir to Bawne, 1 run, shortish outside off, Bawne hauls his front leg in the air and pulls it in front of square

12.1

Umar Nazir to Bawne, 2 runs, full outside off, driven to mid-off, the fielder fires a needless throw and concedes an overthrow as no-body was backing up

Mohit Sharma to Bawne, 1 run, off-pace delivery outside off, Bawne waits and dabs it in front of point for a quick single

11.4

Mohit Sharma to Bawne, no run, beauty. On a length just outside off, Bawne pokes and gets beaten

Ankit Bawne, right handed bat, comes to the crease

11.3

Mohit Sharma to Parthiv Patel, out Bowled!! One shot too many for Patel. Oh wait! They are checking for a possible no-ball. Sharma is fine on that count and Patel has to trudge back to the hut. A good length delivery on the stumps, Patel swings and misses. Is castled. Parthiv Patel b Mohit Sharma 56(35) [4s-9]

Mayank Dagar to Tare, 1 run, rifles it quicker on middle, Tare goes back and flogs it towards long-on

9.4

Mayank Dagar to Tare, no run, skids one with the angle, raps Tare on high on the pad as Tare misses his flick

9.3

Mayank Dagar to Tare, no run, slower and shorter on leg-stump line, Tare went back on the pull, was a tad too early and wears it on the thigh pad

9.2

Mayank Dagar to Tare, no run, shorter on middle, Tare waits on the back foot to punch it towards short mid-wicket

9.1

Mayank Dagar to Parthiv Patel, 1 run, gambols out to reach the pitch and stabs it to long-on

Aditya Tare, right handed bat, comes to the crease

8.6

P Rasool to Shreyas Iyer, out Lbw!! Given! Finally, a wicket for NZ. Rasool fires in quicker, Iyer skipped out seeking to whip it over mid-wicket, misses and is pinged low on the pad. Looked very adjacent and the umpire raises his finger up in a flash. Shreyas Iyer lbw b P Rasool 30(26) [4s-4 6s-1]

P Rasool to Shreyas Iyer, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!

8.5

P Rasool to Parthiv Patel, 1 run, angling in on off, Patel cracks the cut to the right of sweeper cover

Mayank Dagar to Parthiv Patel, no run, was that a chance? Yes, a tough one for Pant. Patel looks to guide a flatter ball to third man, in the process gets a faint nick into Pant's gloves - straight in and out

Mohit Sharma to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, this is turning out to be an expensive over. But how cheeky was Iyer here, initially he thought of swaying out of this short ball outside off, then something cliks in his brain and tells that "he didn't need to do". So he opens the bat face, arches his back and ramps it over the keeper's head

5.4

Mohit Sharma to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, Iyer gets into the act now. A full ball on middle and leg, Iyer leans forward, presents a straight bat face and lifts it over mid-on handsomely

5.3

Mohit Sharma to Shreyas Iyer, no run, on a short of length delivery outside off, Iyer waits in his crease and dabs it with soft hands towards point

Mohit Sharma to Parthiv Patel, FOUR, "Parthiv is on a misson," gushes Rohan Gavaskar on air. Greets Mohit to the crease with a boundary. Full ball angled outside off, Patel plants his front foot across and larrups it over cover

Mohit Sharma, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

4.6

Harbhajan to Parthiv Patel, 1 run, flattish on middle, Patel skips back and works it with the spin to deep mid-wicket

4.5

Harbhajan to Parthiv Patel, no run, bit of overambitious from Parthiv, brings out the reverse sweep but doesn't quite connect. Toe-ends it

4.4

Harbhajan to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, punched down to long-on

4.3

Harbhajan to Parthiv Patel, 1 run, flatter and skids into Patel, who makes room and cuts it to point, who fires a wayward throw to the keeper and concedes an overthrow

4.2

Harbhajan to Parthiv Patel, no run, slower through the air, Patel stomps forward in defence

4.1

Harbhajan to Parthiv Patel, FOUR, Patel is in a hurry here. Sinks low, gets his front leg across and sweeps it behind square

Umar Nazir to Shreyas Iyer, no run, short of length delivery on middle, Iyer rides the bounce and defends it down the ground

3.5

Umar Nazir to Shreyas Iyer, no run, on a length just outside off, Iyer taps it to point

3.4

Umar Nazir to Parthiv Patel, 1 run, this is smart batting from Patel. Opens the bat face and runs a back of a length delivery to third man

3.3

Umar Nazir to Parthiv Patel, FOUR, woww! This is even better. Mir overdoes and sprays it on the pads, Patel just let his hands and wrists take over. Flicks it nonchalantly over square leg

3.2

Umar Nazir to Parthiv Patel, FOUR, flawless. A half-volley outside off, Patel brings his bat down at an arc and drives it uppishly past extra cover

3.2

Umar Nazir to Parthiv Patel, wide, down the leg-side, called a wide

3.1

Umar Nazir to Parthiv Patel, no run, nips in from a fuller length on off, Patel turns it to short mid-wicket

2.6

Sangwan to Shreyas Iyer, SIX, a very uncharacteristic shot from Iyer. Backs away to leg on seeing this short ball and superbly carves it over point. Just about cleared the fence for a maximum

2.5

Sangwan to Parthiv Patel, 1 run, angling in on middle and leg, clipped to deep mid-wicket

2.4

Sangwan to Parthiv Patel, 2 runs, deft! Opens the bat face and dinks it very fine to third man, the fielder in the deep gets across and stops the ball. They will add a brace

2.3

Sangwan to Parthiv Patel, FOUR, lovely use of the wrists from Patel. Just rides the bounce and flicks it over mid-wicket

2.2

Sangwan to Parthiv Patel, no run, swerving in on off, Patel defends and gets an inside edgd onto his pad

2.1

Sangwan to Parthiv Patel, FOUR, first boundary for Patel. Leans forward and bullies this fuller length delivery down the ground

1.6

Umar Nazir to Shreyas Iyer, no run, beaten! A back of a length delivery that seams away late outside off, Iyer has a tame poke and is beaten on the outside edge

1.5

Umar Nazir to Shreyas Iyer, no run, shortish, Iyer hops and defends it to short mid-wicket

1.4

Umar Nazir to Shreyas Iyer, 2 runs, full outside off, Iyer pushes it to mid-off and sets off for a sharp single. Th fielder fires a throw at the stumps and misses the target. No proper backing up meant that they will pinch an extra run

1.3

Umar Nazir to Shreyas Iyer, no run, dipping low full toss on the stumps, Iyer pushes it to mid-on with a straight bat

Umar Nazir to Parthiv Patel, no run, 129kph, very full outside off, Patel squeezes it with a horizontal bat to point

Umar Nazir Mir, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

0.6

Sangwan to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, dishes out a fuller length delivery outside off, Iyer aims for an expansive drive, goes hard and early. Drags it off the inner half wide of mid-on. Harbhajan gives a desperate chase but the ball wins the race

0.5

Sangwan to Shreyas Iyer, no run, rides the bounce and taps this back of a length delivery with an open bat face to point

0.4

Sangwan to Shreyas Iyer, no run, boings in a bumper, Iyer takes the safe option of swaying his head out of the line after dropping his wrists

0.4

Sangwan to Shreyas Iyer, wide, real loosener, back of a length delivery down the leg-side, the umpire spreads his arms

0.3

Sangwan to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, just a couple of sighters and Iyer is into business. A half-volley on middle and leg, Iyer gets inside the line and whips it firmly past mid-on

0.2

Sangwan to Shreyas Iyer, no run, touch fuller outside off, Iyer goes hard on the drive, mistimes it back to the bowler - off the inner half

0.1

Sangwan to Shreyas Iyer, no run, right on target first up. Goodish length delivery curving in on off, Iyer gets a stride forward and defends

Shreyas Iyer and Parthiv Patel are at the crease. Shreyas Iyer is on strike. Sangwan will open the attack

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11:02 Local Time: This is an innings that never took off. Checked in all its passengers, asked them to tie their seat belts but failed to take off. No fuel, perhaps? The start, already snail-paced, was mediocred by Irfan Pathan's impressive spell in the Powerplay. He took 3 wickets and North Zone were tottering at 32 for 4 at the end of 6 overs. Gautam Gambhir stood tall amidst the ruins as North Zone kept losing their wickets. He composed a fluent fifty but some brilliant death bowling by Shardul and Ishwar choked runs towards the end and restricted NZ to 107. Chase in a short while..

19.6

SN Thakur to Mohit Sharma, 1 run, low full toss again and Thakur gets away. Clouted towards deep mid-wicket, has to contend with only a single

Mohit Sharma, right handed bat, comes to the crease

19.5

SN Thakur to Gambhir, out Caught by Tambe!! Oh! Can you believe it? He's hit it straight to the fielder. A short ball down leg, Gambhir pulls it straight to Tambe at square leg. Didn't have to move an inch and takes it reverse-cupped in front of his face. Gambhir c Tambe b SN Thakur 60(58) [4s-4 6s-1]

SN Thakur to Gambhir, 1 run, dropped besides the stumps and trots across to the other end

Shardul Thakur [2.0-0-19-0] is back into the attack

Pradeep Sangwan, right handed bat, comes to the crease

16.6

Ishwar Choudhary to Harbhajan, out Caught by I Pathan!! Harbhajan's misery is over. A fuller length delivery outside off, Harbhajan swings in south direction - irony is, the ball flies off an outside edge in north direction. Straight into the bucket hands of Irfan Pathan at third man. Harbhajan c I Pathan b Ishwar Choudhary 7(16)

Ishwar Choudhary to Harbhajan, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

16.5

Ishwar Choudhary to Harbhajan, no run, dodgy from Harbhajan. Just can't seem to middle one. A short ball on the stumps, Harbhajan backs away and looks to flat-bat it towards deep mid-wicket, comes up with zilch

16.4

Ishwar Choudhary to Gambhir, 1 run, opens the bat face and steers a back of a length delivery outside off to third man

16.3

Ishwar Choudhary to Harbhajan, 1 run, worked away to mid-wicket

16.2

Ishwar Choudhary to Gambhir, 1 run, sensible. Taps this fuller length delivery on off and takes off for a sharp single

16.1

Ishwar Choudhary to Gambhir, FOUR, third boundary in a span of 5 deliveries. Consecutive fifty for Gambhir. A short of length delivery down leg, too easy for Gambhir, who glances it fine past short fine leg

Ishwar Choudhary [2.0-0-9-0] is back into the attack

15.6

Tambe to Harbhajan, 2 runs, again, Harbhajan sought for an almighty heave towards cow corner, the ball dips on him and takes the inside edge that goes past leg-stump. Two runs added to the tally

15.5

Tambe to Gambhir, 1 run, fizzes through on middle, tucked away in front of square on the on-side

15.4

Tambe to Gambhir, FOUR, two in a row now. Gambhir is cutting loose. Sees a googly outside off and lifts it inside-out over extra cover

15.3

Tambe to Gambhir, FOUR, finally, a boundary after nearly 5 overs. Smartly played by Gambhir, just lowers his centre of gravity and paddles it fine, beats the man at 45

15.2

Tambe to Gambhir, no run, Gambhir takes a step forward and drives, but finds extra cover

15.1

Tambe to Harbhajan, 1 run, Harbhajan lines up for a slog, drift takes the inside edge to short fine

14.6

Nayar to Gambhir, 2 runs, angling in on middle and leg, worked wide of deep mid-wicket for a brace

Nayar to Mayank Dagar, out Mayank Dagar Run Out!! Very poor and lazy running from Dagar. School boy stuff. Tapped a full ball in front of short extra cover and took off to the other end. Hooda swooped down on the ball, turned and fired a direct-hit at the non-striker's end. Dagar didn't bother to stretch or drag his bat inside the crease. Was short by a metre of so. North Zone sink further into the mire. Mayank Dagar run out (Deepak Hooda) 11(9) [4s-1]

Nayar to Mayank Dagar, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!

Third umpire called for a run-out check. Dagar is clearly short of his crease. OUT it is

10.4

Nayar to Gambhir, 1 run, waits in his crease to dab this back of a length delivery on off to point

10.3

Nayar to Gambhir, 2 runs, slanted away outside off, Gambhir drives it to the left of sweeper cover, Tambe - the youngster - had to cover some ground. Easy two added

10.2

Nayar to Mayank Dagar, 1 run, full on the stumps, squeezed into the on-side

10.1

Nayar to Mayank Dagar, FOUR, that's a much needed boundary for North zone. Dagar gives the charge and smashes a length ball over mid-on

9.6

Tambe to Gambhir, 2 runs, backs away, gives himself some room and stabs it out square

9.5

Tambe to Mayank Dagar, 1 run, tickled away off the pade, very softly and they take on the fielder in front of square

9.4

Tambe to Mayank Dagar, 2 runs, brings out the reverse sweep. Without getting it off the middle of the bat. But in the vacant gaps behind point. Some lazy running keeps it down to two

9.3

Tambe to Gambhir, 1 run, nurdles it away with a roll of the wrists to mid-wicket

9.2

Tambe to Gambhir, no run, a juicy full toss. Gambhir could have smashed it wherever he wanted to. And all he does it jab it back to Tambe, putting in the dive to cut it off

9.1

Tambe to Mayank Dagar, 1 run, dipping in full on off, whipped against the turn down to long-on

Pravin Tambe, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack

8.6

Nayar to Gambhir, no run, bang tight. On the money and nothing for Gambhir to work around with. Makes him settle for a defence

8.5

Nayar to Mayank Dagar, 1 run, stands tall after a shuffle, gets himself beside the line and uses the width and the pace to steer it away to third man

8.4

Nayar to Mayank Dagar, no run, lunges forward, presses onto the front foot and taps it into the off-side

8.3

Nayar to Gambhir, 1 run, a soft handed strike rotation with a push to cover

8.2

Nayar to Mayank Dagar, 1 run, off the mark with a steer off an opened bat face to third man

Mayank Dagar, right handed bat, comes to the crease

8.1

Nayar to P Rasool, out Caught by I Pathan!! All he needs is one delivery to get into the wickets column. Some suicidal batting this. Not quite the shot you'd want at this stage of the game. But Rasool looks to loft one uppishly with his off-drive without realizing that Nayar barely has any amount of pace to work with. Another miscue follows off the toe-end to balloon down the throat of Pathan at mid-off. You cannot keep him out of this game, can you. P Rasool c I Pathan b Nayar 5(9)

Nayar to P Rasool, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

Abhishek Nayar, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

A wide slip in for Nayar

7.6

Ishwar Choudhary to P Rasool, 1 run, lets the ball come in and unleashes the clip off the pads in the air. Keeps the strike with the ball lobbing to mid-wicket at the fence

7.5

Ishwar Choudhary to P Rasool, no run, bunts it out allowing the ball to get right close to the body

7.4

Ishwar Choudhary to P Rasool, 2 runs, an airy drive. With a stride onto the front foot and chips it without much of the timing over a leaping short cover

7.3

Ishwar Choudhary to Gambhir, 1 run, pierces the gap between the two men at cover with a half slap

7.2

Ishwar Choudhary to P Rasool, 1 run, goes short. Without much of the pace. Pulled away with some ease

I Pathan to P Rasool, 1 run, the quick single. Guides it out ever so softly past the man at point. Ends a super spell from Irfan. Just the perfect conditions he would have wanted

6.5

I Pathan to P Rasool, no run, angling away, quite wide. Makes Rasool reach out as he stabs it to point

6.4

I Pathan to P Rasool, no run, a quick shuffle to get himself behind the line of the delivery and defends

6.3

I Pathan to Gambhir, 1 run, runs if off a ramping blade angled up to third man

6.2

I Pathan to Gambhir, no run, some spongy bounce off the turf. Goes past the bat face looking to guide it down. Misses all ends up

6.1

I Pathan to Gambhir, no run, some late curl away, sees it out

Parvez Rasool, right handed bat, comes to the crease

5.6

Ishwar Choudhary to Amit Pachhara, out Amit Pachhara Run Out!! 1 run completed. A direct hit. And Pachhara had slipped while turning around for his second run. The third umpire is invoked and West Zone are already celebrating. Oh yes - they have every reason to. NZ in all sorts of trouble here. Pachhara clipped it off his hips behind square and despite losing his footing while stretching into the crease, he responds to his skipper's call of wanting the second. Iyer, with his rocket arm and his direct hit from the deep does the rest. Amit Pachhara run out (Shreyas Iyer) 5(5)

Ishwar Choudhary to Amit Pachhara, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!

A direct hit. And Pachhara had slipped while turning around for his second run. The third umpire is invoked and West Zone are already celebrating. Oh yes - they have every reason to. NZ in all sorts of trouble here.

5.5

Ishwar Choudhary to Amit Pachhara, no run, charges down the track, looks to swing across the line with his heave. Misses all ends up

5.4

Ishwar Choudhary to Gambhir, leg byes, 1 run, the slower one. Gets it a touch slower with the angle appearing to go across the left hander. Raps him on the thigh pad after going past the bat early on the tuck. Enough though to get a single off a lob away into the off-side

5.3

Ishwar Choudhary to Gambhir, no run, punches it hard with a press onto the front foot to mid-off

Ishwar Choudhary to Amit Pachhara, 1 run, a slowish floater wide of the stumps. Jammed away to point

Ishwar Choudhary, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

4.6

I Pathan to Gambhir, no run, driven. Straight down the track. Shows the full face of the bat and times it well too. Just that there is Irfan's body coming in the way

4.5

I Pathan to Gambhir, no run, stands tall, lines himself up neatly and steers it away

4.4

I Pathan to Amit Pachhara, 1 run, tucks it off his hips, and before the man from short mid-wicket could run and clean up, they take the quick single

4.3

I Pathan to Amit Pachhara, 2 runs, goes full. Driven confidently off the front foot through the covers to open his account with a couple

Amit Pachhara, right handed bat, comes to the crease

4.2

I Pathan to Yuvraj, out Caught by Deepak Hooda!! Oh dear. Pathan is on fire. He is on a hat-trick. And this time is the biggie. He hits the deck and doesn't quite look to swing it away. The ball on the shorter side stops and gets onto Yuvraj's bat already waiting on the pull. Gets a thick top edge that flies high into the palms of Hooda at extra cover. He's making quite a case for himself to grab the big bucks in the auction.Yuvraj c Deepak Hooda b I Pathan 0(1)

I Pathan to Yuvraj, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

Yuvraj Singh, left handed bat, comes to the crease

4.1

I Pathan to Rishabh Pant, out Caught by Deepak Hooda!! West Zone persist with Irfan and he reaps instant dividends. And this time it is yesterday's hero. Pitches one up and Pant looks to tonk him down the ground. Swings his bat and miscues it high in the air only asfar as mid-off. Rishabh Pant c Deepak Hooda b I Pathan 2(6)

I Pathan to Rishabh Pant, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

3.6

SN Thakur to Gambhir, SIX, banged in and Gambhir takes it head on. 140kph pepper dug half way down the track, and Gambhir in his new opened up stance, was always going to hook it away. The top edge doesn't matter. Has enough chunk of wood to take it all the way over the fence

3.5

SN Thakur to Gambhir, no run, waits for the ball to get right close, looks to steal another single off a drop into the pitch. Thakur runs across to cut off all such thoughts

3.4

SN Thakur to Gambhir, 2 runs, not quite the control once again. Pulls hard, opens himself up and gets it off the inside fraction of the blade. Runs away pst mid-on

3.3

SN Thakur to Gambhir, no run, slapped hard. Off the meat of the blade as well, finds extra cover in the way

3.2

SN Thakur to Rishabh Pant, 1 run, a half-swat, half-glance with an initial shuffle to get it into the wide gaps in the on-side

3.1

SN Thakur to Gambhir, 1 run, opens his bat face and uses the hint of width outside off to guide it to backward point

2.6

I Pathan to Rishabh Pant, no run, on the shorter side once again. this time Pant patiently lets it go by

2.5

I Pathan to Rishabh Pant, no run, was there a nick? The stump mic did pick up something. Barely an appeal from the bowler, or the slip cordon for that matter. Pant looks to pull a shortish delivery, the sharp bounce kicks in to whizz past the upper edge of the bat

2.4

I Pathan to Rishabh Pant, no run, whipped away to mid-on

2.3

I Pathan to Gambhir, 1 run, keeps coming in with the angle, tucked away in front of square on the on-side

2.2

I Pathan to Rishabh Pant, 1 run, feeds him on the pads. A wristy flick to deep mid-wicket

Rishabh Pant, left handed bat, comes to the crease

2.1

I Pathan to Dhawan, out Caught by K Jadhav!! And here's the Irfan Pathan special. He strikes with the new ball like he always does. Some late twirl going away off a good length and Dhawan unwittingly looks to dab it away despite there being a slip in place. Runs it exactly in between the keeper and the man at slip. But KD, moves pivots swiftly to his right and pouches it ever so cleanly. Not the tame dismissal you'd expect from Dhawan, but such is life. Dhawan c K Jadhav b I Pathan 3(7)

I Pathan to Dhawan, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

1.6

SN Thakur to Dhawan, 1 run, chases the drive. Swings hard, too hard to end up losing his shape in the process. Runs away to a deepish mid-off

1.5

SN Thakur to Gambhir, 1 run, another drop and a run from Gambhir. Blunts it off an angled bat just past the pitch and takes off

1.4

SN Thakur to Dhawan, 1 run, cramps him up for room with a back of a length delivery slanting back in on the hips. Swatted away off a crouched stance behind square

1.3

SN Thakur to Gambhir, 1 run, opens his bat face rather late and dabs it away square

1.2

SN Thakur to Gambhir, no run, good length delivery angling away, much closer this time. Patted away to cover

1.1

SN Thakur to Gambhir, FOUR, another wasted delivery. All the width and the hit me length outside off. Gambhir throws his bat at it, gets the thick outside edge and it flies away over the cordon

1.1

SN Thakur to Gambhir, wide, sprayed away outside off. He's been guilty of this with the new ball. Way past the tramline

Shardul Thakur, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

0.6

I Pathan to Dhawan, no run, a top delivery to end it. Gets just that extra zip off the wicket with the ball kicking up off a length. A late widthdrawal of the bat

0.5

I Pathan to Gambhir, 1 run, tries to get it right up on the stumps. Clipped away behind square

0.4

I Pathan to Gambhir, no run, swinging away once again. The feet hardly move from Gambhir, closes himself up and gets the leading edge that drops into the off-side

0.4

I Pathan to Gambhir, wide, loses his accuracy. Slides it well down leg, misses the flick does Gautam. The umpire stretches his arms horizontally

0.3

I Pathan to Dhawan, 1 run, waits for the back of a length delivery to get right close to him and dabs it past backward point to get himself off the mark

0.2

I Pathan to Dhawan, no run, tight lines again. Right on the money in line with the stumps. No room at all for Dhawan to free his arms. Is rapped on the pads with the angle veering in

0.1

I Pathan to Dhawan, no run, starts middle and off and gets it to curl away very gently. A typical Pathan start with the swing. Dhawan leaves it alone

Dhawan and Gambhir are at the crease. Dhawan is on strike. I Pathan will open the attack

Plenty of international stars on duty today. We have three in action right up. Irfan grabs the new ball and he'll be up against Dhawan and Gambhir.

Harbhajan: "I would have liked to bowl first as well. It is a morning game and ther would be help for the seamers here early on. Hopefully we'll put up a good score with the bat. Yesterday was a good game, everyone chipped in with their performances. Umar comes in lace of Nehra for today."

Parthiv: "We would like to bat first. This track has been conducive for the fast bowlers in the initial few overs. We've made one change - Panchal misses out and Bawne comes into our side today."

West Zone have won the toss and have opted to field

Hello and welcome to second day of Syed Mushtaq Ali Inter Zonal Trophy, 2017. Two matches are lined up for today. First up, North Zone are locking horns against West Zone. Stay tuned for toss and team updates..